Envelop or the like.



l. D. GBRIEN.

ENVELOP 0R THE LIKE.

APPLICATION mw 111x520. 1914.

Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

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ED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES D. OBRIEN, OF GREENVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA,

CHARLES K. CALLAHAN AND 'ONE-EIGHTH T0 VILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

ASSIGNOR F ONE-FOURTH T0 TAKES M. HITTLE, BOTH 017y GREEN- ENVELOP 0B TBE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

Application'led I une 20, 1914. Serial No. 846,268.

T0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES D. OBRmN, citizen of the United States, residing at Greenville, in the county of Mercer and State of Pennsylvania, have invented cer- V1li Vagie Stamp-and to'conne the same in a posiemployment of Aa postage stampY without` tion forinspection from the outside of the envelop -whilelpv Y lexposed Portions of theY stamp for purposes." Y Objects of the invention are to enable the 'mucilage or other adhesive matter, thus .ren-

dering the use ofa stampmore sanitary than has heretofore been the practice; the con- 1 of 'thestamp bodilywithina part ofly 2 5 the' envelop toprevent loss of the same ,and

the incidental provision of means v for con- -veying an extra .or return which is expected to be canceled.

-V The improvements in the details andarrangement of parts'will be apparent vfrom an inspection of the accompanying drawings, in connection with the specific description hereinafter contained, and wherein the preferred embodiment of the invention vis disclosed for the purpose of imparting a full understanding of the inventio In the drawings 'Figure l is a face viewV of an envelop formed in keeping with the pres- 40 ent invention; Fig. 2 is a exaggerated transverse sectional view of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is an exaggerated vlongitudinal section, both of the sections of Figs. 2 and 3 being through what I will term thestamp receiving pocket portionof the envelop, and Fig. 4 is a detail view illustrating the mouth of the pocket.

Referring more specifically to the drawings, wherein like reference letters designate corresponding parts in the several views, A represents anenvelop of any conventional or preferred type having a cussealing ap B, adapted to be closed tom ontoage back of the envelop.

At a suitable position on the envelop, conveniently the right upper corner thereof, I

accommodate either a singl postage'stamp addition Yto the-'exposed forwarding around the edges. thereof by the frame C, as

previously stated, and. constitutes the front wall ofthe pocket, vthe back wall of' the converging 'narrow porthe envelop, as at F, to leave a correspondingly shaped opening through which'the stamp.or stamps may be introduced. YThe inlet openmg is arranged close'to the line of connection or fold of the -lap B, of the envelop, so that when said Y Hap is sealed, the stamp receiving pocket is closed by the said flap. The pocket will e transmitting Ycanceled,.in a lie pomtedxout, or the same may receive several stamps so that the receiver may utilize the additional stamps in replies, etc., as will be apparent.

The transparent front of the pocket is provided with an opening G, of substantial size but smaller than the stamp so as to prevent escape of the stamp therethrough, the purpose of this opening being to expose a part of the postage stamp at the front of the envelop so that it may be canceled in the usual or any 'expedient manner.

Instead of forming the pocket, as herein specifically set forth, it will be apparent that the pocket may-be formed on the inside of the front of the envelop, treating the latter to render the Same transparent, and pro pocket, indicated. at E, being constituted byv the face o'f the envelop, and entrance to the pocket being afforded byslitting and cutting -away adownwardly tion. vof the face of so frequentlyeixcountered in the-use of ordinary `postage where the mucilage has become im aired, or as an incident 4to careless application of the stamp, in addition of course,

to the sanitary feature flowing from the overcoming of the necessity to lick the v the, stamp to prevent escape of the latter stamp. v

Stlll further embodiments` of the invention thanl those herein especially defined may be resorted to as conditions or preference may dictate, as may be in keeping .with the hereto appended claims.

I clain'ip- 1. An envelop or the like provided with a stamp receiving pocket having a face formed with an opening Iadapted to expose a art of the stamp for cancellation, the bac of the pocket being formed by the face of the envelop, and said face being slitted vfor the introduction of the stamp, the envelop being provided with asealing Hap adapted when closed to. close the yo ening to the pocket, substantially as descri ed.

2. vMailable matter ofthe character. de l scribed comprising an envelop or the like provided with astamp receiving pocket formed by slitting onepwall ofthe envelop and afxing ,over'the' slitted portionl a member adapted tov constitute lthe other wall of l the pocket, a postage stamp in said pocket, 3f 'l said pocket having a transparent face of a size at least equal stamp to expose the entire stamp to view from the outside of the envelop, and said face having an opening of a size less than 3b -from the pocket while permitting direct cancellation of the stamp through the opening, substantla'lly as described.

3. Mailable matterof the' charactenden scribed comprising an envelop orA the like provided with a stamp receiving pocket, and

a postage stamp in said pocket, said pocket having a transparent face of a size at .least equal to the size of the postage stamp to,e1; 45 pose the entire stamp to view from the outside of the envelop, and said facehaving an opening of a size less than the stamp topre-w'y vent escape 'of-the latter from the pocket while permittin direct cancellation of the o ystamp vthrought e opening, substantially jas descrlbed.

In testimony Vwhereof I hereunto signature 'thepresence'of twoA witnesses.

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